The blog updating bandwagon…it’s so hard. Not sure why, but it is for me. Anyway, not much has been going on around here, just normal ole stuff. Billy was off for a few days since he has had finals, so it’s been veryyyy nice having him at home with us at night. We miss him a ton when he’s not here. We had a good Mother’s Day…umm….that’s about it! Nothing overly exciting.
So, this is my blog update for now, lol. Hey – at least I did it!
Happy Tuesday!This is how we roll around here right now:
1) Sometimes we wear pants, and sometimes we don’t. Sometimes we wear panties and underwear and sometimes we don’t. I think as long as we are inside, in our own house, that is A-Ok! I”ve also started to wear sports bras around the house some so it makes me pay attention to my fat stomach, in hopes of working some of it off.
2) We use the potty outside, sometimes in random parking lots. If we’re on the road and someone mentions they have to potty, I stop, pull in a parking lot, and we pee outside…we try to be discreet. It is what it is…lol, and it’s working at this time. The only bad thing is that William thinks peeing outside is hilarious, so he wants to do it often. I found him today, as I was getting Emily out of the car, butt naked in the middle of the driveway, peeing as far as he could. It was so funny, but I don’t want him thinking he can just do THAT anytime!
3) We love blankets and pillows around here. We carry them around, we pretend to go to sleep. Emily covers up constantly and gets a book and crosses her legs and reads. We like to snuggle up and lay down, and in the next breath, we run around in circles!
4) Sometimes we have a healthy, hearty dinner, and sometimes we don’t. Sometimes they eat, and sometimes they don’t. I don’t normally make a habit of playing at the table, it’s one of my pet peeves actually. But today, they were both laughing so hard, it was hard not to laugh too and just let the fun go on for a minute.
About one second after this, the plate slid off onto the floor.
5) We love picnics and anytime they eat anywhere other than the table, they say it’s a picnic. Sunday really was a picnic outside.
And that’s how we roll around here. Happy Thursday!
While we were doing this…
They were doing this…
Yes folks, me and Billy had a little getaway!!! A few months ago our friend Alex won tickets to Islands of Adventure through his work, and he invited us to go! The plans finally came together and we went down late Thursday night, went to the park on Friday, stayed Friday night and came back yesterday. We had a great time! There was a group of 4, me, Billy, Alex and Larry, so Billy had “friend” time and also “wife” time, all rolled into one. The weather was great, lines were great, babies were great while we were gone…what more could we have asked for?!!?!?
My mom and Nana came down to watch them, and we are so very thankful that it all worked out so well. We even had a home cooked dinner on Saturday night! Life is good!!!
Happy Sunday!
Today William got his haircut. We went right after work, and they did great. He say in the chair, with his frog robe, so good and didn’t make a peep. He even let her use the clippers on his neck and on his sideburns a little bit. Emily also got her hair curled, which she just thought was the best. She got pink hairclips too, which again, she just LOVED.
Happy Tuesday!
Man oh man…our life has been consumed with the potty. I don’t know if it’s just our children, or the fact that we have 2 that we are doing at the same time…but everything we think/talk/act/dream about is about the potty….who needs to go, who just went, who needs to wash hands, who needs to pull up their underwear…it really is a constant thing. Nevertheless, they are doing well. We still haven’t mastered the #2 thing yet, but I’m hoping that will come soon. I have to say, William is still doing better than Emily, which we were very surprised at. I love my baby boy, but Emily has always been the one to catch on to things quicker, counting, reading letters, saying her ABC’s, singing songs….he’s more agile…so I just assumed she’d pick pottying up quicker. Just another reason I try not to assume too much!
Saturday we went to the juvenille diabetes walk. We walked with Billy and Christie’s work, and they had a big team from LPS. The babies did great. We took our new portable potty, took one break on the walk, behind a building, and that was it! We went many other times while waiting, before and after, but all in all, no accidents! Billy’s mom was horrified that I refused to stand in a HUGE line for the girl’s bathroom, and took Emily behind a tree and let her sit on the potty there. William also had his first pee on a tree experience AND pee on a building experience. Yes, some might shudder…but the way I feel, ya gotta do what ya gotta do when they are first learning. I’m just fine with that!
Other than the walk, we didn’t leave the house. Lol, we played outside a lot and just piddled around the house. Taking them out is still slightly intimidating to me, so I’m kind of avoiding too much of it! Oh well, we are having a fine time hanging out at home!
Short blog post about Day One of potty training. Actually, I’m not praying for help with that…I’m praying for help with William’s new fits he is throwing. They are just terrible, and I don’t know what to do about them. It would help if I could figure out exactly what triggers them, besides brushing his teeth, but right now, I haven’t figured it out. I know he gets that way when he is tired, which he was VERY tired tonight. Maybe that’s it…I really don’t know. What I do know is that it’s very trying and it’s very frustrating when I can’t do anything to console him….I fluctuate between being irrirated/angry to feel guilty and sad that his Mama can’t make him feel better. I’m hoping this little phase will pass quickly.
We DID have day one of potty training today. Ya’ll know I’m a Mama who works outside the home, and I have a wonderful baby-sitter, Kristy. Kristy and I have talked about PT for a while now and I have discussed the method I want to try, which is my friend Steph’s method. I know nothing about any of this, so I figure – why not, it’s worked for her 3 times now! So we’re going cold turkey, took off diapers today and hoped for the best. Kristy came to my house today, and will be coming tomorrow, then I’ll have them over the weekend, all day, to practice pottying. Unfortunately, Kristy got a bad migraine today, so she had to leave early, and I came home from work early and took over the PT duty.
I’m proud to say, and super surprised, that William did GREAT!!! He seemed to catch on very quickly, he loves sitting on the potty and went constantly. I know he had a few accidents this morning, but none once I got home. He never pooped…but hopefully that will come tomorrow. Emily on the other hand…not so great. She has been the one showing so much interest, and she’s been pee peeing for a while now, just randomly, but she always tells you if she has to go, we try, and she normally goes. Unfortunately, right now it seems as though she’s decided that’s not so much fun anymore and she doesn’t want to do it. She peed everywhere, pooped twice, and we are a carpeted house, except in the kitchen. I know everything can be cleaned, and I’m not overly concerned about the carpet, but still, she peed RIGHT by the potty chair.
Tomorrow is a new day though and hopefully Kristy will be better, and will be the main trainer tomorrow. Lol, I admire you stay at home moms…I tell ya – I’m not sure I could do it….more power to you! On that note, I’m going to sit on the couch and do nothing else. Happy Thursday!Ahhh, Tuesday, Tuesday…my days begin with kicking and screaming kids, not wanting to get out of bed, not get diapers changed and not wanting to get into the car seats. We do the same thing everyday. I try to make our routine as painless and loving as possible. It’s not working right now.
I arrive to pick them up…they kick and scream again. Emily screams as loud as she can NO, WANT TO STAY WITH KRISTY. Over and over again. *sigh* I guess it’s a phase, but this is what I get up to and what I face right when I get off work. Once we’re about halfway home, things calm down and they accept the fact that they are going to their own house.
I found out this week that Playdough is not gluten free. I’d never even thought about that until Kristy brought it up and wants to start using it…so I decided to try Mood Sand instead, which is gluten free. What a stupid thing that is…
I’m fine with messes, but I at least want everyone to have fun. I don’t think anyone enjoyed this too much, other than the fact we were having a “picnic” on a sheet. We kept it out for about 10 mins, and then decided to call it quits. The rest of the night has been spent with time-outs, tears, Elmo, doing the robot dance and spinning in a computer chair.
I also caught them drinking “ Sweet Tea” which really wasn’t tea, but leftover Pepsi from work from about Noon.
Ahhh…Tuesday, Tuesday…what will Wednesday hold?!?! Let’s wait and see….
